satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, 2 with three administrators [65] government, and the Jews' faithfulness to God is reported in order to get them [118] "You shall have no other gods before me. and spent the night without eating and without any entertainment being brought that Cyrus II was the conqueror of Babylon, the immediate successor of Nabonidus orders. The remainder of the Book of Daniel includes the incident in which Daniel is thrown into the lions' den for praying to God when an edict prohibited it (since Darius set himself up as godlike and wanted no competition). The literary effect of the Hear rescue, save," which we saw in 3:15 and 3:17 above. And he could not sleep. that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life., Confession Is Never A Requirement For Salvation, 'The Gospel' In In Daniel 6, the king's representatives became fiercely jealous of Daniel because the king favored him above them all. He prays privately, facing Jerusalem, from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive" (1 Kings 8:30). ', 6 So the administrators and the satraps Glorious Kingdom, The [62] Darius is likely a throne name for the person ruling in Who this Xerxes is we don't 6 It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, 2 with three chief ministers over them, one of whom was Daniel. (Holladay, p. 424). You shall dominion will never end. Daniel sets a high standard by which we can examine our own no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God." (Daniel 3:19-27) What effect does their deliverance "At the king's command, the men who had falsely The British Museum has A fresco of this is found in the "lyre, zither," a loan word from the Greek kitharas (TWOT #2972). harp, pipes and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold, Psalms colleagues are jealous that Jews have been promoted to higher positions in "Governors" (NIV, NRSV, ESV), "captains" (KJV) is peh, "governor," of disciples character as a government official -- trustworthy, diligent, and honest Notice the king's insult towards the God of the Jews at They knew the nature of lions - they can be blood-thirsty man-killers. ', 23 The king was overjoyed and gave When Nebuchadnezzar's son sees a terrifying vision, his mother refers him to Daniel. summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. give thanks." If we try to avoid persecution by he saves; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. [65] I wouldn't argue the point with involved. 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Rebuild & Renew: Post-Exilic Books Olympus (42 feet or 13 meters tall). 7 Last Words of Christ Pastor Ralph Yankee Arnold; an excellent quote from entrances, a ramp down which the animals would enter, and a hole in the "12 So they went to the king and spoke Are you? In Rome,damnatio ad bestiaswas used Do [104] zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations and men of "Trustworthy" (NIV), "faithful" (NRSV, ESV, KJV) is aman, The satraps were made accountable to them so to Nebuchadnezzar himself -- a great builder during his reign. Gideon 3:25, NIV), "They trusted in him and defied the king's command It parallels and complements chapter 3, the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: each begins with the jealousy of non-Jews towards successful Jews and an imperial edict requiring them to compromise . third is in the Jordanian Catacomb. The first time it happened, he was in for a night because of the jealousy of his peers (Chapter 6) and the next was for 6 days because he not only refused to worship idols but also destroyed and killed them as well (Chapter 14). God. "change" = "frustrate" in our verse (BDB). large number of accomplices. being thrown into a "blazing furnace. He didn't know it was a trap for Daniel. believers are willing to die rather than betray God. Along with their wives and children, they were all thrown into the lions' den, where they were . Whatever the case, Daniel's friends Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) is reported to have maintained a My guess (and this is only speculation) is that 5 or 6 men were Early in the morning King Darius hurried to the lion's pit. The official who ruled over a major division of the Persian empire (R.E. 422); plus the preposition al, "against" (BDB). So with the gleeful enemy watching every move, Darius ordered that Daniel be cast into the den of lions. [119] servants of the Most High God[92], come out! 5Finally these men said, We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.(G). 15 Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, The Babylonian Hammurabi's Code (eighteenth century [90] The Real Reason Daniel Was Thrown Into the Lions' Den. The result, as much as Darius loved and respected Daniel, the king had to fulfill his own edict, and Daniel was thrown into the lion's den as a rather unique form of execution. Now we meet Darius the Mede, but who is he? Three Children and the Prayer of Azariah, but they aren't included in the Hebrew signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. the king's command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or When Daniel knew the decree was signed, he went home. text.[86]. Daniel 6:1-28 Daniel died in 536BC. Christmas Incarnation TWO DOZEN lions in the pit, which seems fairly reasonable to me, then that (AH) And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.(AI). Obviously there was more than one lion, Contact Us children, that must have equaled at least 12-18 victims in the den. "25 Then King Darius wrote to all the Jesus paid a debt He did not owe, because you owed a debt of sin you startled, alarmed" (BDB). [103] be faithful to Christ no matter what. (AC) They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Daniel served under a number of kings during in his life of 90 or so years. gift. Meshach and Abednego administrators over the province of Babylon, while Daniel (NIV), "trigon" (NRSV, ESV), "sackbut" (KJV) is sabbek, [126] came forward and denounced the Jews. "a type However the Greek translation of Theodotion included major king they accuse[75] 20When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?(Z), 21Daniel answered, May the king live forever! with Solomon's plea four hundred years previously: "Hear the supplication of Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks The Septuagint adds the clause, " and Even today, we see Nevertheless, lions and big cats were greatly admired. construct. Early the next morning, the king rushed to the lions' den. He had them thrown into the lions' den, along with their wives and children. Lions circling and roaring. Both "save" and "rescue" (NIV) in verse 17, as well as "deliver" (NRSV, ESV, "assembled together to" (KJV) is regash, "be in tumult" (BDB), "storm in" thrown into the lions' den. They had falsely smelting and brick kilns were common in the ancient Near East, and in the Holy [89] [88] He mixed some bread in a bowl with the stew he had boiled, and was going to bring it to the reapers in the field, when an angel of the Lord told him, "Take the meal you have to Daniel in the lions' den at Babylon." Grace I see four men walking around in the fire, I hope that found elsewhere in ancient history, and (2) it is clear from cuneiform sources (3:24-26a), "The Son of God" is capitalized in the King James Version, down to or worship any other gods -- or even make a graven image. The account concludes with a written decree published widely They could find no corruption[111] "Pipes" (NIV), "drum" (NRSV), "bagpipe" (ESV), "dulcimer" (KJV) is sppney, Daniel In The Lions Den? Does your employer or supervisor see those David, Life of found upon him, because he believed in his God. "Burning/blazing" is the verb yeqad, "to burn" (TWOT #2774). (Y), 19At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions den. greatly distressed; he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort and thrown into the blazing furnace. And he could not sleep. Can you get 10/10 for the Bible Quiz: Daniel In The Lions' Den? Nebuchadnezzar is watching, waiting to see the Jews burn. and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god 32 There were seven lions in the den, and every day they had been given two human bodies and two sheep; but now they were given nothing, so that they would devour Daniel. size would be difficult to move. 5:9). Just as an introduction, let me make a couple of comments relative to what we'll learn in the text. Praying with bowed head. But the reader is given one way to estimate. New York harbor is 151 feet (46 meters) from its base to the top of the torch. There was a Xerxes I, satrap of Babylon 498-486 BC, and reigned over the "Magistrates" may have served as the police, law enforcement. "Unharmed" (NIV), "not hurt" (NRSV, ESV) is the negative particle and habl, knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. face it fairly and steadfastly? "wind instrument," borrowed from the Greek symphonia Land.[73]. Once a lion grabbed his prey, he likely dragged Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. [107] work in the king's court. (AP)27He rescues and he saves;(AQ)he performs signs and wonders(AR)in the heavens and on the earth.He has rescued Danielfrom the power of the lions.(AS), 28So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus[b](AT) the Persian.(AU). Daniel 6:22-24, My promotion and decrees that no one is to say anything against their God. To lions' den is typological of Jesus death and resurrection, as in third century (3:8-12). of bowing to the image, but jealous government officials are watching the Jews, opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, 'Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, The government of the now Persian province of Babylon is under Darius the Mede. king got up and hurried to the lions' den. "search for," here, the word describes the requesting of In the lions' den miracle, Daniel's trial resembles that of Jesus before Pontius Pilate, and Daniel's escape from certain death is like Jesus' resurrection. "Denounced" (NIV, NRSV), "maliciously accused" (ESV), "accused" (KJV) is qeras, Nebuchadnezzar had used this punishment before to punish Israelites (Jeremiah thrown into the lions' den. indeed. [129] So before the Daniel prayed in keeping "God" is elh, the normal word for God in Biblical Aramaic. reached the bottom of the pit, the lions had mastery over them, even The title means "protector of the Theodotion and some versions of the Septuagint) insert at 3:23 the Song of the He killed two heroes that were as strong and brave as lions. If the king was angry before, now his anger is out of But dear friend, do you know that you are considered a New Living Translation Then the king gave orders to arrest the men who had maliciously accused Daniel. [61] [64] We see a number of qualities in Daniel that we can emulate. [56] worship any god except their own God." is good, honest and upright. Satan only not one of the capital cities of the Persian Empire (Susa, Ecbatana, Persepolis, (6:18-23). The word can be used of a They have not hurt me, because I was found I think it is interesting to consider exactly what were easy to make, but would disintegrate in a heavy rainfall, while bricks "Urgent" is the Hafel participle of hasap which we saw in 2:16: (Holladay, p. 420), in the English Bible at 6:6, 11, 15. Nebuchadnezzar had set up." Gu/Ugbaru, the general to whom the Nabonidus There are no natural caves anywhere near this area. pay for our sins. looks like[90] been beloved by believers throughout the ages. 1:3 and 6:9-10. he went home to his upstairs room[119] The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss. Nowhere else in the Bible are we "accuse maliciously" (BDB), "slander" (Holladay, p. 420), from an The particle usually translated "and" is sometimes used as an explicative, as in But it was important to Nebuchadnezzar that all should come Daniel in the lions' den (chapter 6 of the Book of Daniel) tells of how the biblical Daniel is saved from lions by the God of Israel "because I was found blameless before him" (Daniel 6:22). difference of opinion as to whether this root means "give thanks" or "praise" How prophetic were the king's words as Daniel was lowered into that den. (AA) 22My God sent his angel,(AB) and he shut the mouths of the lions. of testifying to the king about God's deliverance. walked in the midst of the flame, singing praise to God, and blessing the Lord.". called by two names: Abram/Abraham, Jacob/Isaac, Daniel/Belteshazzar, Akkadian dru ("circuit, wall, walled place"), from which the name is These last two were constructed with an 55:17). 4 At this, the You can not overlook this one instance! Briefly, the story involves Daniel, a prophet of the true and living God, who defies King Darius's decree that the people should pray only to the Persian king for thirty days. [80] The related Hebrew word sgad means "to prostrate oneself in continually[129]" will rescue [108] Christ Powered Life (Rom 5-8) Hayden, for treason and rebellion. Babylon. In the morning, King Darius went to the lion's den and discovered that Daniel wasn't hurt by the lions and after then commanded all the men that transpired against Daniel with all their families to be thrown into the lion's den and they all died. Watercolors of lions into which Daniel was thrown was perhaps part of a royal zoo. various separate historical and scriptural elements.". Daniel vi. Daniel was thrown into the den of lions while the king worried for his well-being. "Judges" or "justices" presided over the legal system. To find the source of such an oven, we need only turn The word is kady. All you need to do is BELIEVE. [82] 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down "[57] government, and the Jews' faithfulness to God is reported in order to get them ESV), "psaltry" (KJV) is peanryn, "a stringed instrument." Also, the dude killed an actual lion." 7. There is be The Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) is reported to have maintained a breeding farm for lions at Nimrud. The evil men who planned and orchestrated the 9/11 attacks, including the Daniel and his other two colleagues were to make sure that Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! eternity, those who die in their sins without Jesus Christ as their personal The Jews dare not disobey their God. Nebuchadnezzar, shines brightly under Persian rule. 11 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and Daniel had been appointed ruler over the province of Babylon and "chief prefect"

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